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Cultures of Mountain
Mycenaen, Trojen War, Myths....
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Myceneans | an Indo-European ppl who settled on the Greek main-land around 200 BCE - located on a steep rocky ridge surrounded by a thick wall - Mycenaean warrior-kings dominate Greece from 1600 to 1200 BCE and later on invade Crete |
| Similarities of Mycenaeans to Minoans | Decorated vases with Minoan designs Adapted writing system of Minoans to the Greek language Adopted seaborne trade |
| Trojan war | Mycenae vs. Troy, Paris and Hellen......wooden horse....burned troy |
| Heinrich Schliemann | said that there are elements of the legend true so he went to Troy and found evidence |
| Dorian Age | Did not have writing system = no record keeping = lack of trade |
| Homer Simpson (jking just homer....sigh,I'm so original) | Storyteller…wandered from place to place telling stories Wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey (about Trojan War) Reveal much about the values of Ancient Greece Wrote epics = a long narrative poem, telling the deeds of legendary or traditional heroes |
| Myths | traditional story about gods, ancestors, or heroes told to explain the natural world or the customs and beliefs of a society |
| Characteristics of Greek Gods | Human qualities Competed and quarreled Immortal (separates regular Greek man from a Greek god) |